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Notre Dame College has appointed Terri Bradford Eason to its Board of Trustees for an initial term of four years.

Eason is director of planned giving at the Cleveland Foundation where her primary responsibility is cultivating relationships that help individuals establish current and deferred philanthropic funds, legacy gifts and charitable giving strategic plans.

She joined the Cleveland Foundation in October 2008 with two decades of experience in the financial services industry. She had several positions with National City (now PNC) and supported several functions including wealth management, relationship management, new business development and both private and corporate banking. As director of nonprofit business services, she was responsible for new business development and relationship management of nonprofit and higher education organizations. Throughout her tenure at National City, Eason received the company’s NCC Excel Award for extraordinary client and community service.

In addition, she has been the recipient of the YWCA Women of Professional Excellence Award, Top Ladies of Distinction Status of Women Award, the National Council of Negro Women Phenomenal Women of Extraordinary Leadership and Service Award and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc.’s Woman of Vision award.

Eason has served the nonprofit community as a director on several area nonprofit boards, including Recovery Resources, Junior Achievement, the Women’s City Club Foundation and the Legacy Village-Lyndhurst Community Fund Committee. In addition, she is the former president of the Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and former chair of the Alpha Omega Foundation Inc.

Currently, she serves on the Board of Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, and is past-board president; Northern Ohio Charitable Gift Planners Council; Milestone Autism Resources Inc.; Alpha Kappa Alpha AKA Educational Advancement Foundation Inc., as an at-large director; and member of the Board of Trustees for Ohio North First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, of which she is former board chair.

Eason is a member of the National Black MBA Association Inc., NAACP, Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society, Cleveland Chapter of Links Inc., Top Ladies of Distinction Inc. and Jack & Jill of America Inc.

She earned her Master of Business Administration degree from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University.

Eason resides in South Euclid, Ohio, with her husband Clayton Eason Sr. and their two sons Clayton II, age 20, and Bradford, age 18.

September 2019

About Notre Dame College

For almost a century, Notre Dame College has educated a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1922, the College has grown strategically to keep pace with the rapidly changing needs of students and the dramatic changes in higher education. But it has never lost sight of its emphasis on teaching students not only how to make a good living but also how to live a good life.

Today, the College offers bachelor’s degrees in 30 disciplines plus a variety of master’s degrees, certification programs and continuing and professional development programs for adult learners on campus and online. Notre Dame College offers NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic programs for men and women and is located in a picturesque residential neighborhood just 25 minutes from the heart of Cleveland. Hallmarks of the Notre Dame experience include stimulating academics, personalized attention of dedicated faculty and staff, and small class sizes.

Notre Dame College is located at 4545 College Road in South Euclid. For further information contact Brian Johnston, chief communications officer, at 216.373.5252 or bjohnston@ndc.edu.